Am I Home? (Demon Slayer x Fem!Reader)

Chapter 2: The Butterfly Estate

You were alive.

You survived the fall.

You didn't die, and you were in some sort of hospital.

"Holy crap, I'm still alive." Sitting back up, you couldn't help yourself from looking over yourself again. "I.... I can't believe it."

The sound of someone clearing their throat shocked you, giving you whiplash as you spun to look at her standing right by the bed. Her eyes were stunning, a beautiful purple hue. Her hair started out black at the roots and slowly faded into purple, a butterfly clip keeping it up.

She had a gorgeous gown** that resembled the wings of a butterfly. Underneath was a black, purplish, uniform, similar to the one that the girl from before was wearing.

The girl from before stood a little ways behind her.

"How are you feeling?"

You stared at her blankly for a moment before squinting. "Sorry?" You watched as the girl from before spoke up.

"Kocho-sensei, I don't think she knows Japanese."

"Ah, I can see that. Uzui may be able to understand her."

So this lady must be Kocho. You stopped squinting and smiled after taking a painfully deep breath and bowed. "Thank you!" The understanding of the basic of Japanese culture was not lost on you. The act of bowing being one of the main forms of gratitude.

You weren't able to stay in that weird bowed seated position, springing back up from the pain and wincing.

"Oh! You mustn't do that. Here let me take a look." She gestures for you to lay down and you figured that she was going to check on your injuries.

Slowly, as you laid back down, you watched as she leaned over the bed and began to prod at your body. You let out a few little 'ow's here and there as she pressed on your arms. A shriek left your lips as her hand grazed your calf. "Oh my..."

You gritted your teeth as she placed a hand on your knee, the other holding the end of the bandages. "I'm going to take these off now to get a better look ok?" She tugged the end and began to unravel it from your leg. "I'm going to need you to stay still." Huffing, you tried to pull your leg away from her, the pain increasing as the pressure from the bandage lessened.

Trying to move your leg away was fruitless. The grip of her hand on your knee kept it in place. Feeling the bandage peel away from your leg made your stomach queasy. You skin paled as you turned your head away to retch. Lucky that the smaller girl from earlier was already there with a pail in her hands.

A mumbled sorry passed through your lips, but you knew she didn't understand. 

It didn't take much longer for this Kocho-sensi to finish with her assessment of your injuries. You had your calf rebandaged, as that was one of your most severe injuries. The next being your ribs, and then your arms.

You watched, still shaken from the shock of blood, as Kocho-sensei seemed to ponder for a moment. The younger girl only looking and waiting for her orders. 

It didn't take her long to speak up as she turned to the girl. "Let's send a letter out to Uzui and to anyone else we think that would be able to translate." She faced you with a small smile on her face. Your eyes flickered between the two. Uzui was a name that they seemed to have mentioned before. Was he a colleague of theirs?

Did you need to meet more people who you doubted would be able to understand you? You didn't want to, but by the sound of another name being called out you had no choice.

"Where even am I..." Your eyes strayed from the two and back down to your hands on your lap. Squeezing them shut, you willed yourself to remember what happened before you passes out. A hand was placed gently on your shoulder, jerking you out of your jumbled thoughts.

"Until you're healed and we can find a translator, you'll be staying here at the Butterfly Estate for the time being." Kocho-sensei moved soundlessly out of the room after her words. The other girl staying by your side with a stern look on her face. "I know you can't understand me right now, but I'll be taking care of you here! If you need anything just call out for me. I'm Aoi Kanzaki."

She repeated her name a few more times, pointing to herself enough times so that you understood that it was her name. She gestured towards you and you had to stop yourself from bowing again as you did the same. "(Y/N) (L/N)!"

You watched as she smiled, testing your name out loud. It was a little funny to hear your name being said with an accent.

*Gi - the word literally means 'dress' or 'clothes' but is often used as a term for 'uniform.' It consist of a jacket (uwagi,) pants (zubon,) and a belt (or obi.) It was introduced as a martial arts uniform.

**As the reader is not as knowledgeable of the old Japanese culture and fashion, the haori that they wear can be seen as a gown or cardigan.